Combination article of furniture



Dec. 23, 1952 2,622,249

COMBINATION ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed Oct. 10, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 INVENTOR.

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Dec. 23, 1952 Filed Oct. 10,

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M. c. JONES 2,622,249

COMBINATION ARTICLE OF FURNITURE 1950 2 SHEETSSHEET 2 AVG. 6.

IN VEN TOR. Mae/E4 c'. JO/VES,

Patented Dec. 23, 1952 OFFICE COMBINATION ARTICLE: OF FURNITURE- Muriel C. Jones, .victorimgBritish Columbia,

Canada:

Application October 10, 1950; Serial Nor, 189,395;.-v

4..Claims. (Cl; '.2)l

This invention relates to furniture, and more particularly to a combination chest, crib and storage case.

Anlobject ofthis invention is to provide a, combination chest, crib-and storage case in which the crib and storage case can be readily assembledwithin the chest and will appear tobe-a part of thelatter.

Another object of this invention is to-provide a combination chest, criband storage case which is'particular-ly adapted to receive a pre-school agechild and to store the childs'wearingapparel and other effects.

A further object of this invention is to provideacombination chest, crib and-storage case which is particularly adapted for movementv to various locations with speed andfacility.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a combination chest, crib and storage case'for use in cramped living quarters, wherein it is'desirable to have a singlepiece of furniture serve several functions to conserve valuable living space;

A- still furtherobject of this invention is to provide" a combination chest, criband storage case which is-relatively simple instructure and cheap-to manufacture;

Theaboveand still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon consideration of the following detailedrdescription of the invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of the combination article of furniture of the present invention,- shown with the crib-forming receptacle and the drawer partially extended;

Figure 2 is aperspective View, with parts broken away and'shown in section, of the cribforming receptacle of the combination article of furniture of' the" present invention, shown with th'e:crib guard railsupp'orted in its extended'position;

Figure3is a front elevational view of the'com binatio'n article of furniture shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4'- is' a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line ti -50f Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view of the crib forming receptacle shown in Figure 2;

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view'tak'en along the line 'I-lofFigure 6;

Figure 8' is" a perspective view of a modified formof the combination article of furniture of the present invention; and

Figure 9 is-a/perspectiveview of the open-top. storage receptacleforming apart .of thecom-r binationarticle of. furniture shownin Figure 8.,

Referring. nowv more particularly .to the, draw.-. ings, wherein like referencenumeralshave been usedthroughout thelseveraL views. to. designate like. parts, there .is .shown the combination article of furniture of the present. invention, generally designated; by the referencenumeral In, which embodies achest or..cabinet ll having an open front .I 2, an. open-toplreceptacle I3.conformably received withinthe. lower portionofthe chest H and mounted in the. latter forv extensile and retractile movement withrespect .to the .openfront Ii thereof, andan open-top drawer. I4 conform-r ablyreceived within ,the upper portion. of. the chest H. and mounted in. the latter. for. extensile and retractile-movement with. respecttoithe open. front thereof...

The chest or cabinet. H embodies a pair of. up-1 standing side walls l Band. I 6. arrangedin spaced, parallelrelation with respectto, each other and secured together by means of the topwall I]. and the backwall l8... Thesidewalls l5...and l6,.the top wall ll andlthe back, wall, [8. cooperateto dea, rectangular chest. having; the openfront.

The open-top receptacle l3. embodies a. pair oil spaced, side-walls. l 9- and! 0, interconnected. by the front. and rearpanels orwalls 2| and 22.. Fixedly-secured within theassembly. of the side walls I91 and Zll-and .the .f1:ont and. rear walls. 2] and.

22 is a bottomwall 23' whichis spaced. above. a floor surfaceliluponflwhich the article of furniture is. tubesupported'.

Resting-upon the bottom wall 23.0f the opentop. receptacle l-3.is a mattress 25 which is. removably supportedwithin the receptacle. mattress 25 adapts the receptacle I3. for use: as a ..child.s= crib upon. removal. of the receptacle from. its supported positionwithin the chest H. The edges of" the mattress are spaced. inwardly from the edges of the bottomwall 23 to provide;- a clearance space into which. a crib-guardrail, to lee-described hereinafter, may move;

Telescopica-lly received within the receptacle I 3 is. a rectangular; open-endedcrib guard rail 26- which ismounted-within the receptacle l3for movement through the open toprthereof toan extended position, as illustrated in Figure 2. Suitable interengaging means are provided on the-receptacle l3-and the guard rail 26; for detachably securing" the latter inL-its extended'position. As clearly shown in Figure '7, the interengaging means embodies; a latch piece til!a which I is sup.- ported within; a transverselyextending, rec,-

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tangular opening provided in each of the side walls 19 and 20 of the receptacle l3. Since each of the interengaging means is of like structure, it will suffice to describe only one in detail. The end wall I9 is provided with the rectangular opening 3| and the latch piece 30 is disposed in bridging and closing relation with respect to the opening 3! and has its lower end supported on the bounding walls of the opening for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis by means of the hinge 32. Fixedly secured to an adjacent portion of the guard rail 26 is a keeper 33 which is engageable with the free upper end of the latch piece 30 upon movement of the latter into the position illustrated in Figure 7. A hinge 32 is 2,622,249 'i c W provided with a spring, not shown, which nor- 7 mally biases the latch piece 30 inwardly for engagement with the keeper 33. It is to be noted that the keeper 33 normally maintains the latch piece 30 in its position of bridging relation with respect to the opening 3| and with the inner wall of the latch piece 3!) arranged in coplanar relation with respect to the adjacent inner surface of the side wall I9. However, upon movement of the guard rail 26 to a position wherein the lower end of the keeper 33 is contiguous to the upper end of the latch piece 39, the latter will be swung inwardly, due to the resilient force applied by the spring and maintain the crib guard rail 26 in the position illustrated in Figure 2, until the latch piece 30 is urged back into its normal position by contact with the adjacent outer surface of the keeper 33. The crib guard rail might be removed entirely when the receptacle i3 is accommodating a small, relatively inactive infant. However, older, more active children tend to climb out of a crib, and it is therefore desirable, in such instances, to raise the guard rail. Particularly is this true in those commercial applications of the invention in which the chest, when viewed in top plan, is formed to the general dimensions of a full-size cr b and is made with a receptacle 13 of low height.

The drawer l4 includes a front panel 35, the drawer being supported for extensile and retractile movement on a frame 36 which is supported within the chest I! in spaced, parallel relation contiguous to and below the top wall I! thereof. The front panel 35 of the drawer I4 is provided with a pair of spaced hand gr ps 36, 31 to thereby facilitate the grasping of the drawer for movement to its extended position.

The front panel 2| of the receptacle i3 is provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely extending notches, generally designated by the reference numeral 31 wh ch subdivides the receptacle front panel 2| into a plurality of sections simulating the drawer front panel 35. Each of the drawer-simulating sections of the receptacle front panel 2! is provided with the hand grips or handles 38 and 39 to facilitate grasping the receptacle l3 to effect the movement of the latter to its extended position.

Dependingly carried by the open-top receptacle l3 are the spaced casters 40 which are adapted to engage the floor surface 24 to thereby movably support the receptacle above the floor surface. In actual use, the combination article of furniture may be kept in the assembled position illustrated in Figure 3 during the daytime, the bedclothing of the child and other wearing apparel being stored within the chest. When the child is to be placed within the crib-providing receptacle [3, the latter can be completely removed from its stored position within the chest H and the guard rail 26 extended, as illustrated in Figure 2. The child can be placed within the receptacle l3 wherein it will be maintained in a safe and comfortable position until removed.

In Figures 8 and 9, there is shown a modification of the combination article of furniture of the present invention in which the mattress 25, the guard rail 26 and the interengaging means 30 are omitted, to thereby particularly adapt the opentop receptacle I3 for use as a storage device. However, it is to be noted that any suitable spring and/or mattress may be employed with the modifled form illustrated in Figures 8 and 9, to particularly .adapt the article of furniture for use as a child crib.

Numerous other modifications of the combination article of furniture of the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A combination article of nestable furniture comprising an upstanding hollow chest having an open front, an open-top receptacle including a front panel conformably received within a lower portion of said chest and mounted for horizontal extensile and retractile movement with respectto the open front of the latter, said receptacle in its extensile position being disposed wholly exteriorly of the chest to expose fully its open top, and being nested wholly within the chest when in its retractile position, the front panel of said receptacle forming a closure for the open front of said chest, a mattress resting upon the bottom of said receptacle and supported therein, the periphery of said mattress being spaced inwardly from the side walls of the receptacle to provide a guard rail clearance space, a crib guard rail telescopically received within said receptacle and mounted in the latter for movement to an extended position through the open top thereof, the guard rail in its extended position projecting partially through the open top of the receptacle, said guard rail being disposed wholly within the receptacle with its lower portion in said clearance space when telescoped into the receptacle, and interengaging means on said receptacle and guard rail for detachably securing the latter in its extended position.

2. An article of nestable combination furniture comprising a chest having an open front, a receptacle proportioned for horizontal movement into and out of the chest through the open front thereof between an extended position in which it is disposed wholly exteriorly of the chest and a nested position in which it is recessed Wholly within the chest, said receptacle having an open top and including a front wall adapted to close said open front of the chest in the nested position of the receptacle, a crib guard rail mounted in the receptacle for vertical movement through the open top thereof between an extended position in which it projects partially out of said open top and a nested position in which it is recessed wholly within the receptacle, and means on the receptacle and crib guard rail, respectively, adapted to interengage releasably in the extended position of the crib guard rail to retain the same in said extended position thereof.

3. An article of nestable combination furniture comprising a box-shaped chest having an open bottom and having its front open from the lower end of the chest to a location intermediate the upper and lower ends of the chest, a box-shaped receptacle mounted in the lower end portion of the chest for horizontal movement into and out of the chest through the open front thereof between an extended position in which it is disposed wholly exteriorly of the chest and a nested position in which it is recessed wholly within the chest, said receptacle having an open top wholly exposed in the extended position thereof and having a closed bottom, the receptacle including a front wall shaped to close said open front of the chest in the nested position of the receptacle, a rectangular crib guard rail formed open at its upper and lower ends and mounted in the receptacle for vertical movement through the open top thereof between an extended position in which it projects partially out of said open top and a nested position in which it is recessed wholly within the receptacle and is supported upon the receptacle bottom, and means on the receptacle and crib guard rail, respectively, adapted to interengage releasably in the extended position of the crib guard rail to retain the same in said extended position thereof.

4. An article of nestable combination furniture comprising a box-shaped chest having an open bottom and having its front open from the lower end of the chest to a location intermediate the upper and lower ends of the chest, a box-shaped receptacle mounted in the lower end portion of the chest for horizontal movement into and out of the chest through the open front thereof between an extended position in which it is disposed wholly exteriorly of the chest and a nested position in which it is recessed wholly within the chest, said receptacle having an open top wholly exposed in the extended position thereof and having a closed bottom, the receptacle including a front wall shaped to close said open front of the chest in the nested position of the receptacle, the receptacle having an opening formed in one wall thereof, a rectangular crib guard rail formed open at its upper and lower ends and mounted in the receptacle for vertical movement through the open top thereof between an extended position in which it projects partially out of said open top and a nested position in which it is recessed Wholly Within the receptacle and is supported upon the receptacle bottom, and means on the receptacle and crib guard rail, respectively, adapted to interengage releasably in the extended position of the crib guard rail to retain the same in said extended position thereof, said means including a latch piece hingedly connected to one edge of said opening for swinging movement into and out of the plane of the wall in which the opening is formed, and a keeper secured to the guard rail and disposed for engagement by said latch piece in the extended guard rail position when the latch piece is swung out of the plane of said wall.

' MURIEL C. JONES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,127,025 Graham Aug. 16, 1938 2,280,913 Hummel et a1. Apr. 28, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 24,057 Great Britain 1910 294,936 Great Britain Oct. 24, 1929 

